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Run, Selfie, Repeat is a running blog by Kelly Roberts. From how to start running to funny running memes, Run, Selfie, Repeat is your go to for half marathon training, the best running gear, running for beginners, running for weight loss, running tips, and running motivation.

When I think about the times in my life when I thought something was impossible, fear was always at the root. The fear of failing. The fear of hurting. The fear of not being the person that I think people want me to be. The fear of being accepted. The fear of being too honest. Too different. Too vulnerable. And whenever I find myself shrinking and giving in to fear, I try to look up. And I try to just breath. And smile. And give myself permission to be afraid.

I feel like I just set the goal to BQ. The past six months don't feel real and I keep struggling to remember how far I've come. I feel the same. I'm moments away from landing in Chicago and I can't stop questioning whether or not I'm ready. But I know I'm ready. I proved to myself that I'm ready. No matter what I do or however many times I prove to myself that I can do impossible things, I still find wrestling with doubt.

Before I boarded my flight, a man asked me why I wanted to run the Chicago marathon. I stopped and told him that I had to. He asked me what I meant and I told him that it was something that I just really wanted to do. I told him that running marathons was fun and he scrunched his face up like he tasted something sour, laughed, and told me that running wasn't fun. I told him that I agreed. But I said something can be awful and fun at the same time. I told him that the anticipation and uncertainty, though unbearable and overwhelming at times, makes my life interesting and that running marathons helps me feel alive. And I told him that some of the most rewarding things I do are equal parts fun and painful.

The feelings and emotions we experience both during a run and in life aren't mutually exclusive. You can experience both pain and joy at the same time. Or fear and excitement. One of the best ways to push through your darkest moments of a run is to focus on the elation that only miles ahead.

I don't know what's going to happen on Sunday. I didn't think I'd get this far. Just last year I couldn't even bring myself to admit that I wanted to seriously try to break four hours. When I set the goal to try to BQ, I thought I'd make it one or two months before deciding that fun running is much more rewarding than running for time. Running was always the thing I did to stay sane, focused and centered. My life was hard and painful enough, I didn't need my happy place bringing me into another level of pain.

While I can't say I welcome the pain that comes with running faster and stronger just yet, I think we're at least acquaintances. We're getting to know each other and I'm trying to trust pain when it joins me out on the course. It's hard. It hurts. And with pain comes fear and doubt.

I know I'm ready. I'm excited to take off and see what the past few months have prepped me for. And I'm afraid. I'm afraid of falling flat on my face or feeling regret and disappointment.

No regrets is the reason why I wanted to be BQ in the first place. I'm not a quitter. I'm beside myself with excitement to toe the line on Sunday and give it my all. Nothing makes me happier than running a marathon because you're surrounded by thousands of people who are just as afraid and excited to do something impossible as you are.

It's time to say yes and give it everything I have on Sunday. We don't know what we're truly capable of unless we say yes.

Thank you for your donation and thank you from the bottom of my heart for coming on this journey with me. It hasn't been easy but I feel nothing but love and support from every single one of you and that makes me want to fight that much harder.

It all started when a silly joke made headlines back in 2014 when I took selfies with hot guys “hottie hunting” my way through the New York City Half Marathon. But ironically enough, I haven't always been a runner. As the self-proclaimed former President of the "I f*cking hate running club", I spent most of my life finding ways to avoid physical activity. Growing up, I missed over 70 days of PE my senior year. Working out was something I thought I had to suffer through in order to lose weight.

Then, in 2009, my younger brother passed away unexpectedly and struggling to manage my grief, I gained more than 75 pounds. With the weight gain came a new fight to regain my sense of self and learn to love the body I saw when I looked in the mirror. Then one Thanksgiving morning, drowning in grief and self doubt, I decided to go for a run. I didn't make it half way down my street before I had to stop to walk but for some reason, struggling forward made more sense than getting back into bed. It turns out that running is a lot like grief, neither ever really get easier, you just get stronger.

Over time, I realized that while some people are in fact born runners, others are made. I created this blog Run, Selfie, Repeat and my new podcast by the same name with the hopes to inspire others to say yes to themselves while making them laugh hysterically because laughing, in my opinion, is the solution to everything.

Named by Women's Running as one of twenty women who are changing the sport of running and by Competitor Magazine as one of 12 Influential and inspiring runners under 30, my mission is to inspire others to get embrace a healthy lifestyle and pursue the strongest version of themselves possible.

Run, Selfie, Repeat

My name is Kelly Roberts, and I'm the former president of the "I F*cking Hate Running Club." No—but really. While struggling to grieve the loss of my brother and maintain a healthy body weight (after losing more than 75 pounds), I thought, "What better way to run from my problems than to actually run from my problems?" Since those painful first runs, I've conquered everything from marathons to 5Ks and haven't looked back.

Run, Selfie, Repeat is bursting with humor, inspiration and personal stories that lend a humorous and entertaining look into the world of running that lead you to believe that just about anyone, regardless of their fitness level, can and should fall in love with running.